6 Important Steps to Take After Easter

Easter is almost here.  In fact, it is only seven days away at the time of this writing.  

If you're like me, you are finalizing your final plans for Easter.

But there is something that is just as important as your plans leading into Easter.

It's your plans and strategies for AFTER Easter.  What happens after Easter is just as important as what happens before Easter.

Let's take a look at 6 important steps you should take after Easter.

Take some time to rest. 

Hopefully, you can take a day or two to rest and catch your breath. You put a lot into Easter and you are probably very drained.  Rest is important.  Before you rush into the next big thing, stop and relax.  Slow down and spend some time with Jesus.  Pause and thank Him for the work He did in the lives of the kids and parents you ministered to. 

Remember, ministry is a marathon, not a sprint.  You must pace yourself.  Easter probably has left your tank on empty.  Take some time to fill it back up.  

Are you like me? I don't like stopping to get gas. I have places to go and people to met and things to do.  I hate having to sit there and watch the dollars click away on the gas pump. But I must do this or I will run out of gas. 

It's the same spiritually. You are probably wired to go and go and go.  But you have to take time to refill spiritually or you will eventually run out of gas.

Sign up volunteers.

Did you have any new volunteers serve at Easter?  Now is the time to connect with them and invite them to join your volunteer team on a full-time basis.  I have found I can enlist about 85% of Easter volunteers to join our team.

Go through your list of Easter volunteers and call all the people who served for the first time. Invite them to join you.  You will be pleasantly surprised how many people will say "yes" if you ask them. 

Follow up with guests.

Send each guest family a handwritten postcard and thank them for coming. It's a big deal for a child to get a postcard.

Invite them to come back.  Offer a gift for the kids on their second visit.  However you do it, connect with guests on a personal level.  This is important if you want to see them return.

Thank your volunteers.

Many of your volunteers went the second mile to serve at Easter.  They took care of more kids than normal.  Some served at extra services for you.  

Be sure you thank them for serving.  Tell them in person.  Give them a small gift with a personal note from you.  

Easter couldn't have happened without them.  Show them how much you value them.

Start a new, relevant teaching series the week after Easter.

I will be starting a brand new teaching series the weekend after Easter.  I will promote this series to the kids and families at Easter.  This will encourage new families and families who are not consistent to return the next week and establish a pattern of attending more regularly.

Follow up with kids who indicate they want to become a follower of Jesus.

I will be hosting a salvation class the week after Easter. I will be sharing the Gospel at Easter and then inviting kids who respond to attend this class with their parents. 

The class is called Starting Point and is for kids who want to invite Jesus into their life. It is designed for kids and parents to attend together. No drop offs. The cool thing...I almost always have parents who come to Christ as a result of attending this class with their child.

You can get more information about Starting Point at this link. 

Churches across the country are using this class to reach kids and parents with the Gospel.

However or whatever your strategy is, make sure you follow up with kids who indicate they want to follow Jesus.

Take these 6 steps and you will see more fruit in the weeks following Easter in all areas of your ministry. 

Your turn. What are some other steps that are important to take after Easter? Share your thoughts and ideas in the comment section below.